Retrospective Cohort Study
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World J Gastrointest Endosc. Feb 16, 2019; 11(2): 133-144
Published online Feb 16, 2019. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v11.i2.133
Age, socioeconomic features, and clinical factors predict receipt of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography in pancreatic cancer
Sheila D Rustgi, Sunil P Amin, Michelle K Kim, Satish Nagula, Nikhil A Kumta, Christopher J DiMaio, Paolo Boffetta, Aimee L Lucas
Sheila D Rustgi, Michelle K Kim, Satish Nagula, Nikhil A Kumta, Christopher J DiMaio, Aimee L Lucas, Henry D. Janowitz Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, United States
Sunil P Amin, Division of Gastroenterology, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, WA 98101, United States
Paolo Boffetta, Tisch Cancer Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, United States
Author contributions: Rustgi SD, Amin SP and Lucas AL contributed to study conception and design; Rustgi SD, Amin SP and Lucas AL contributed to data acquisition, data analysis and interpretation, and writing of article; Rustgi SD, Amin SP, Kim MK, Nagula S, Kumta NA, DiMaio CJ, Boffetta P and Lucas AL contributed to editing, reviewing and final approval of article.
Supported by American Cancer Society Grant, No. 129387-MRSG-16-015-01-CPHPS (to Lucas AL).
Institutional review board statement: This study was approved by the Mount Sinai Hospital Institutional Review Board and the National Cancer Institute.
Conflict-of-interest statement: None.
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Corresponding author: Aimee L Lucas, MD, MSc, Associate Professor, Henry D. Janowitz Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, One Gustave L. Levy Place, Box 1069, New York, NY 10029, United States. aimee.lucas@mssm.edu
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Received: January 14, 2019
Peer-review started: January 14, 2019
First decision: January 21, 2019
Revised: February 1, 2019
Accepted: February 13, 2019
Article in press: February 13, 2019
Published online: February 16, 2019
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Core Tip

Core tip: The use of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography for pancreatic cancer patients varies nationally by non-clinical factors. Further studies and guidelines are needed to guide appropriate biliary interventions for these patients.